![]() B-12257, The aircraft involved in the accident in October 1994 | |
Accident | |
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Date | April 5, 1996 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
Site | Beigan Airport, Beigan, Lienchiang, Matsu Islands, Taiwan |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Dornier 228 |
Operator | Formosa Airlines |
Registration | B-12257 |
Flight origin | Songshan Airport |
Destination | Beigan Airport |
Occupants | 17 |
Passengers | 15 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 6 |
Injuries | 11 |
Survivors | 11 |
Formosa Airlines Flight 7613 was an aviation accident that killed six people on 5 April 1996 in Beigan, Matsu Islands, Fujian, Taiwan.
The aircraft, a Dornier 228-212 (registration B-12257), crashed on approach to Beigan Airport in poor visibility. All 17 occupants survived the initial impact, but six passengers drowned. Both crew members and the remaining nine passengers survived. [1] [2] [3]
The flight crew had failed to monitor the aircraft's altitude and improperly opened the emergency exits, causing the aircraft to fill with water.[ citation needed]
![]() B-12257, The aircraft involved in the accident in October 1994 | |
Accident | |
---|---|
Date | April 5, 1996 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
Site | Beigan Airport, Beigan, Lienchiang, Matsu Islands, Taiwan |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Dornier 228 |
Operator | Formosa Airlines |
Registration | B-12257 |
Flight origin | Songshan Airport |
Destination | Beigan Airport |
Occupants | 17 |
Passengers | 15 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 6 |
Injuries | 11 |
Survivors | 11 |
Formosa Airlines Flight 7613 was an aviation accident that killed six people on 5 April 1996 in Beigan, Matsu Islands, Fujian, Taiwan.
The aircraft, a Dornier 228-212 (registration B-12257), crashed on approach to Beigan Airport in poor visibility. All 17 occupants survived the initial impact, but six passengers drowned. Both crew members and the remaining nine passengers survived. [1] [2] [3]
The flight crew had failed to monitor the aircraft's altitude and improperly opened the emergency exits, causing the aircraft to fill with water.[ citation needed]